Petrochemicals
Westlake to expand Louisiana ethylene plant
The Westlake expansion is expected to be completed in late 2015 or early 2016 and will increase ethane-based ethylene capacity by approximately 250 million lb/year (113,000 tpy).
GTC Technology chosen for China aromatics unit
The new unit is the eighth GT-BTX license in China and will play an integral role in the 5-million tpy refinery being constructed by Shandong Sincier Chemical Group (SSCG).
Celanese buys US compounder Cool Polymers
The acquisition will accelerate Celanese’s growth in the conductive polymers market by building on Cool Polymers’ strong product portfolio and technical capabilities.
2015 global downstream spending projected to jump to all-time high
The HPI's total capital, maintenance & operating budgets are expected to exceed $324 B in 2015, representing an all-time high. Global announced project spending is also up.
Methanol Institute to foster Tajikistan markets
Rich in coal reserves, Tajikistan to follow china’s example of monetizing coal as part of its energy security program
Fertilizer groups CF Industries, Yara International terminate merger talks
CF Industries Holdings announced that the company and Yara International have terminated their discussions regarding a potential merger of equals transaction.
BASF opens China mobile emissions catalysts site
The inauguration event culminates a three-year expansion project by BASF which doubles the company’s production capacity for mobile emissions catalysts in China.
Badlands NGL to build new North Dakota ethane cracker, PE complex
Badlands NGL, LLC, and its partners expect to invest $4 billion to build the polyethylene manufacturing facility in North Dakota. The project will be the largest private investment in state history.
Clariant opens chemical research facility in India
Located in Navi Mumbai, the new facility will host approximately 100 technical employees in chemical research and application development in the near future.
Shell Chemicals offers gas-based fluids, solvents
The high-purity paraffinic fluids are made from gas-to-liquids (GTL) products manufactured at the world’s largest GTL plant -- Pearl GTL in Qatar, a joint venture of Shell and Qatar Petroleum.
- Australia’s biggest LNG plants suffer outages due to cyclone, straining global supply 3/27
- Iran war chokes petrochemical supply, sends plastic prices soaring 3/27
- Stockholm Exergi taps Inprocess to deliver advanced process simulator for BECCS project 3/27
- Japan to relax rules from April to boost coal-fired power amid LNG import risks 3/27
- Velan releases upgrades to its delayed coker isolation valves 3/27
- AFPM: ‘Baffling’ final RFS will break cost records. In fact, it already is 3/27
